On March 31, Missouri Youth Cricket Association (MYCA) conducted three events as part of its support for National Youth Cricket Day (NYCD) 2014. Celebration began with an Open Six A Side Tournament in which we had 26 Teams participate with the tournament being played over three weekends starting March 15. The tournament was won by the Jaguars, with the Crusaders finishing as Runner Up. For complete details: http://www.stlcricketleague.com/docs/myca_stlcl_six_a_side_nycd_2014.pdf

Youth Cricketer Play an expansive shot during the recently completed National Youth Cricket Day hosted by the Missouri Youth Cricket Association

Families participated in the Parent and Player Double Wicket Tournament. This was a very exciting tournament where a father or mother teamed up with their son or daughter and competed. Nine teams participated with Ritu (8) and Ranjeet as winners. The runner-up team was Arnav (9) and Shyam. The other teams that made it to final round were Rishith (12) and Rajesh and Yuvraj (9) and Priya. The youths contested the Youth Double Wicket Tournament. This tournament was won by Ritu (8) and Yuvraj (9). The runner up team was Rahul (10) and Aman (10).

MYCA is excited to have started the 2014 Season successfully with this list of event over the past month. The 20-week MYCA Cricket Academy Program at Bales Park starts April 5 and the Level 1 Coach Certification is scheduled for April 12.

A message from the MYCA Team to all the American youth cricket supporters, let us make 2014 a year of an enjoyable and learning experience for all our young cricketers. MYCA appeals to every adult cricket player to commit to dedicating at least two hours in 2014 in support of youth cricket.